Help:Image copyright tags

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When uploading an image, you will want to tag it with the appropriate copyright tag. This will tell other users who look at the image what license the image falls under, thereby letting them know the copyright status of the image.

Please remember that all images uploaded to Wikia should be used under fair use or are images that are freely available, with or without conditions or restrictions. If there are requirements in the license (such as attribution) these must be adhered to, for example by attributing the author and source on the file description page.

What are the licensing tags?

There are eight standard licensing tags that are provided by default on all newly created wikias. These cover both fair and free use images, as well as a few other types of images. The tags are as follows:

{{PD}}. Public domain. For example, when the author has put the work into the public domain or the author died over 70 years ago.

How do I use these tags?

If you are uploading via the in-text editor or the image placeholder tools, you will need to go to the image description page. To get there, click the image in the article and then click the magnifying glass in the lower right hand corner. Once there, Click "Edit" at the top and then copy one of the templates into the edit window. For example, if you are using the fair use template, add {{Fairuse}}.

Please remember that you are responsible for the upload and use of every image you upload and ensuring that the copyright you have provided is correct.